Dyeing machine



y 1939- J. H. THOMPSON 1,760,798

DYEING MACHINE Filed April 15, 1927 Patented May 27, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JAMES H. THOMPSON, OI TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO HUSSONG DYEING MA.- OJINE COMPANY, OF GROVEVILLE, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY DYEING MACHINE Application filed April 15,

This invention relates to dyeing machines in which there is a driving head for operating the propellers which circulate the dye liquor in the dye vat. 1 a

Anobject of the invention is to so construct the mechanism that the propeller 33 of Fig. 2, showing the construction of the oil pan;

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View of a portion of the oil pan;

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of the cap plate which covers the opening in the oil pan, and i y Fig. 6 is a vertical section showing an oil deflector on one of the propeller shafts.

At one end of the dye vat 1, is a closure comprising boards j 31 and 32 on which :is mounted thedriving head 2.

Under the boards 31 and 32 is a partition '24 in which are openings 3. for propellers 4.

The propellers 4 are mounted on the lower ends of vertical shafts 5 that extend through openings 8 in the board 31, as well as through openings 7 in an oil pan 6, mounted on top of the boards. v 7

The openings 7 in the pan are in the form of slots extending to the edge of the pan, as shown clearly in Fig. 4.

The openings 8 are also in the form of slots and extend to the edge of the board 31, as shown by the dotted lines Fig. 2.

The openings 7 in the pan are closed by cover plates 9, preferably of the form shown by Fig. 5.

Securing bolts 40 pass through openings 1927. Serial No. 184,091.

in lugs 10 projecting from the plates 9 and into openings '11 formed in the pan 6.

The inner edges of the plates 9 have curv d notches 12 which fit the shafts 5. g

Downwardly extending flanges 13 are also formed on the plates 9 so as to fit over upwardly extending flanges 14 formed around the openings 7 in the pan 6.

There are two propeller shafts 5 in the present instance, and on each shaft is an oil'collar 15 located directly above the pan,

as shown in Fig. 6, so that any oil that travels down the shaft from the driving mechanism or the bearings will be deflected and will dri into the pan.

iecured to the pan is the main frame 16 of the driving head. This frame has bearings 17 mounted thereon for the shafts 5. These bearings have detachable caps 18 on the removal of which the shaft can be withdrawn through the opening 7 and 8. Secured to the frame 16 are covers 19 for the gearing by which the shafts 5 are driven from the main horizontal shaft 20, driven from the shaft of a motor 22 by a chain located in the casing 21. On the shaft 5 are thrust collars 23. r

The invention set forth herein is, of course, susceptible of various modifications and adaptations. 1

The invention claimed is A drip pan for. vertical shafts, said pan having a slot formed in an edge thereof through which the shaft may be removed, a' peripheral flange on the pan and around the said slot, and a cap secured to said pan and covering the outer end of said slot while leaving an opening at the inner end of the slot for said shaft.

JAMES H. THOMPSON. 

